Mechanisms Of Genetics (1)

Question 0

DNA

Answer 0

Carries genetic information from a parent cell or parents egg and sperm cells.

Question 1

Mutation

Answer 1

Insertion, deletion, or substitution in a DNA sequence.

Question 2

Nucleotide

Answer 2

A component of DNA that consists of a sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogen base.

Question 3

Nitrogen Base

Answer 3

A component of the nucleotide and pairs with a complimentary form from another nucleotide.

Question 4

RNA

Answer 4

Nucleic acid that uses genetic information from DNA to produce proteins.

Question 5

Triplet (or Codon)

Answer 5

Formed from a sequence of three nucleotide and specify one of twenty different amino acids.

Question 6

Protein

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A molecule made from an amino acid chain that performs a specific task.

Question 7

Amino Acid

Answer 7

A carbon-hydrogen-oxygen-nitrogen molecule created from a specific triplet sequence.

Question 8

Transcription

Answer 8

Process that copies DNAs genetic information into messenger RNA.

Question 9

Translation

Answer 9

Process by which a protein is made from mRNA and occurs within a cells ribosome.

Question 10

Genetic Code

Answer 10

Language of triplets that is common to all organisms.